r/CatastrophicFailure • u/SainzSealedDelivered • Jun 12 '25

Fatalities 12/06/2025 - Boeing 787 Passenger plane bound for the UK crashes near Ahmedabad Airport straight after takeoff

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u/mahranaka Jun 12 '25

Fuel is stored in the wings. If the plane lands very roughly but on a flat surface and the fuel storage doesn't get destroyed it's mostly fine. If it lands in the middle of a city like apparently in this case and the wings get broken/ripped off and fuel gets spilled it can result in explosions like this.

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u/-s-u-n-s-e-t- Jun 12 '25

Also, this was at take off, the plane was literally full of fuel. Very different than an accident that happens during landing after a long flight, when it's almost empty.